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Tim Bisping, associate dean of graduate programs and research and associate professor of economics, has been named interim dean of Louisiana Tech University’s College of Business, replacing James Lumpkin who is leaving Tech to accept a position with the University of Texas at Tyler.

Bisping’s appointment will take effect on June 1, pending approval from the University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors.

For high school students in Lincoln Parish, the school day typically involves seven different classes with seven different teachers and seven different sets of expectations. This year, however, Simsboro High School students will only have to deal with only four classes each day.

Ricky Durrett, principal of the K-12 school, explained that the school’s oldest students are now on a 4-by-4 block schedule. They will take four 90-minute classes each semester with a switch at half term.

Louisiana Tech University released its fall 2011 enrollment figures today and is reporting their largest freshman class since 2006. In addition to the increase in freshman enrollment, Tech also reported increases in transfer and undergraduate students.

Total enrollment for Tech stands at 11,581 students, which is a decrease of 223, or 1.9 percent from last year.

August heat, fresh cut grass and fresh paint on the field mean one thing: Friday nights at James Stadium are just around the corner. Along with the players, the Bearcat Football Club is back.

Originally formed in 1988, the Bearcat Football Club is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization dedicated for the sole purpose of the “Betterment of the Ruston High School Football Program.” In recent months, the BCFC has:

• Hosted a golf tournament for players, coaches and fans at the Ruston Country Club;